InterpersonalGame-RC

=Meal or No Meal= by Renee Cohen

Purpose
The instructional or motivational purpose of this activity is to facilitate confidence in cooking without recipes for students taking adult education classes in culinary arts for personal enrichment.

Time Required
This activity should last about 15-30 minutes, depending on the number of participants.

Number of Participants
The minimum group size should be ten, and the maximum would be about 30, with the optimal number being 15.

Supplies Needed
The facilitator and participants need to have writing utensils and some paper. Cards with ingredients written on them will be distributed to each person.

Preparation
The facilitator should become familiar ahead of time with several recipes that can be created with the ingredients on the cards. Sample recipes with the ingredients on the cards could be printed ahead of time for distribution after the activity.

Introduction
Write the script that the facilitator will use to kick it off.

Process
First the facilitator will distribute cards to each participant. Each person will need to approach other students to see if their ingredients will be compatible in a dish.

Debrief
List questions the facilitator should ask to solidify what is learned in this activity.

Credits
Was this activity inspired by another you saw elsewhere? Give credit where it is due. http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson346.shtml http://www.recipes4cakes.com/favorites/great_cakes.htm